Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

54 reviews

terrik_409's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

So engrossing. One twist I saw coming but others I didn't. I could not stop reading. But a warning, there's very dark subject matter in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Gore

amandabooktopia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, and Violence

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cancer, Cursing, Violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Really well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

I’m not sure if I would’ve picked it up if I had known about the pedophilia beforehand, but I really liked this book. While it is mentioned, the details weren’t explicit so I was able to get through those scenes.

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Not usually a fan of thrillers but this one was pretty well written for the most part. It has very likable, modern characters without feeling like a parody. Whenever it touches tricky subjects it does it with a lot of tact and nuance, but not in-your-face, which I enjoyed a lot. The ending felt a bit rushed and in retrospect some of the plot lines were unnecessary, but aside from that I can totally recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

gigisucks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I found it to be very predictable. I expected more from the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault

starsbyname's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Sexual content

ashybear02's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

greenclovers75's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Murder

ashleyalyse's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Violence, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Rape